The verdict in most American courts is decided by a majority of the judges. In North Carolina, each district court is located at the county seat of each county.
Well the jury decides the verdict, guilty or not guilty. Is that what you mean?
Well the jury decides the verdict, guilty or not guilty. Is that what you mean?
a person
A court can enter a judgment notwithstanding the verdict when the weight of the evidence does not support the jury's verdict.
crown court
The judgment is affirmed.
The judge reached a verdict. He proceeded to dictate the memo.
The Crown Court is a type of Criminal Court.
It means that they have - AFFIRMED THE VERDICT OF THE TRIAL COURT.
It varies in different jurisdictions. In some states, the jury foreperson reads the verdict, in others the court clerk reads the verdict, and in still others, the judge reads the verdict.
They don't "reject" a lower court verdict per se, they can reverse a verdict and remand the case back to the lower court for corrective action based on points of law and rules of legal procedure.